When Logan Was 5 Years Old, He Was Playing with a Stuffed

question 195

Multiple Choice

When Logan was 5 years old, he was playing with a stuffed bunny when a burglar broke into his home. Now, as an adult, Logan is terrified of rabbits. Why do cognitive-behavioral theorists believe Logan dreads rabbits, even though he should know they are harmless?

• A) Logan never got close enough to rabbits to learn they are actually harmless.
• B) Logan's brain has been rewired by his childhood trauma.
• C) Fearing rabbits protects Logan from confronting real threats in the world.
• D) Logan's fear has been transmitted genetically through an evolutionary process.

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